Malayan Water Shrew vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Cyperus
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.